Faculty of Theological Studies
Master Of Theology
This program empowers students to develop skills for effective ministry. It lays the groundwork for doctoral studies and helps them gain mastery in a specific area of study.
Available M.Th. Tracks
M.Th. Biblical Studies
M.Th. Pastoral Care and Counseling
M.Th. Missiology
M.Th. Church History
M.Th. Intercultural Studies
M.Th. Christian Preaching
M.Th. Christian Ethics
M.Th. Systematic Theology
M.Th. Christian Philosophy
Degree Requirements
M.Th. Old Testament Studies (Language and Literature)
| SEMINAR TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Archaeology and the Patriarchal Period | OTS 780 | 4 |
| Archaeology and the Patriarchal Period | OTS 700 | 4 |
| Archaeology and the Conquest/Settlement Period | OTS 701 | 4 |
| Field Experience in Near Eastern Archaeology | OTS 702 | 4 |
| Exegetical Studies in the Torah | OTS 703 | 4 |
| Exegetical Studies in the Prophetic Books | OTS 704 | 4 |
| Hebrew Poetry | OTS 705 | 4 |
| The Literature of the Pentateuch | OTS 706 | 4 |
| The Prophetic Literature | OTS 707 | 4 |
| The Literature of the Poets and the Writings | OTS 708 | 4 |
| The Theology of the Old Testament | OTS 709 | 4 |
| Old Testament Themes | OTS 710 | 4 |
| The Text of the Old Testament | OTS 711 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Old Testament Studies | OTS 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Old Testament Studies | OTS 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | OTS 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | OTS 798 | 1 |
M.Th. New Testament Studies (Language and Literature)
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| New Testament Backgrounds | NTS 700 | 4 |
| Advanced New Testament Greek | NTS 701 | 4 |
| Studies in the Synoptic Gospels | NTS 702 | 4 |
| Studies in the Pauline Literature | NTS 703 | 4 |
| Studies in the Later New Testament | NTS 704 | 4 |
| New Testament Guided Reading | NTS 705 | 4 |
| New Testament Theology | NTS 706 | 4 |
| The Epistle to the Ephesians | NTS 707 | 4 |
| New Testament Hermeneutics | NTS 708 | 2 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in New Testament Studies | NTS 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in New Testament Studies | NTS 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | NTS 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. Pastoral Care and Counseling
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Theological Foundation of Pastoral Care | PCC 701 | 4 |
| The Ministry and Praxis of Pastoral Care | PCC 702 | 4 |
| Pastoral Care in Crisis Situation | PCC 703 | 4 |
| Pastoral Care and Aids Crisis | PCC 704 | 4 |
| Personal Counseling | PCC 705 | 4 |
| Chaplaincy | PCC 706 | 4 |
| Clinical Pastoral Education (General Hospital) | PCC 707 | 4 |
| Pastoral Care within the Congregation | PCC 709 | 4 |
| Sexuality and Christian Counseling | PCC 710 | 4 |
| Readings in Pastoral Care and Counselling | PCC 711 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Pastoral Care & Counselling | PCC 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Pastoral Care & Counselling | PCC 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | PCC 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. Church History
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Early and Medieval Church History | HIS 701 | 4 |
| The Protestant Reformation | HIS 702 | 4 |
| Christianity in West Africa | HIS 703 | 4 |
| Baptist History | HIS 704 | 4 |
| Church Heritage and Vision | HIS 705 | 4 |
| The Bible in the Early Church | HIS 706 | 4 |
| History of Doctrinal Anthropology: Pre-Reformation | HIS 707 | 4 |
| Baptist Identity: A Comparative Study of Baptist Doctrine | HIS 708 | 4 |
| Theology of the Reformers | HIS 709 | 4 |
| African Church in Historical perspective | HIS 710 | 4 |
| Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspectives | HIS 711 | 4 |
|
Christian Missions and the Rise of African Independent Churches in West Africa |
HIS 712 | 2 |
| Themes in African Contemporary Church History | HIS 713 | 2 |
| Life, Writings & Theology of Augustine | HIS 714 | 6 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Church History | HIS 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Church History | HIS 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | HIS 799 | 1 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. World Religions
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
|
A Critical Survey Approaches to the Study of African Traditional Religion |
WRE 701 | 4 |
| Comparative African Cosmologies | WRE 702 | 4 |
| Phenomenological Study of ATR | WRE 703 | 2 |
| Religion and Healing in ATR and Afro-American Cults | WRE 704 | 4 |
| Impact of Change on ATR | WRE 705 | 4 |
| The Study of Religion in Contemporary Society | WRE 706 | 4 |
| 19th & 20th Centuries New Religious Movements | WRE 707 | 4 |
| Trends Within the Development of Asian Religious Thoughts | WRE 708 | 4 |
| The Phenomenon of Islam Within the Contemporary World | WRE 709 | 4 |
| Common Themes in World Religions | WRE 710 | 4 |
| Christian Inquiry into Islamic Faith and Practice | WRE 711 | 4 |
| Islamic History, Culture and Its Impact on Missions | WRE 712 | 4 |
| The Qur’an: Islamic Sources | WRE 713 | 4 |
| The Hadith: Islamic Sources | WRE 714 | 4 |
| Folk Islam: Approaches | WRE 715 | 4 |
| Practicum: Contemporary Evangelism in a Muslim Setting | WRE 716 | 4 |
| Historical Study of World Religions | WRE 717 | 4 |
| Issues & Perspectives in the Study of World Religion | WRE 718 | 4 |
| Religions in Contemporary World | WRE 719 | 4 |
| Colloquium in World Religions | WRE 720 | 2 |
| Ethical Issues in World Religions | WRE 721 | 4 |
| Cont. Theol. Methodologies in the Study of World Rel. | WRE 722 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in World Religions | WRE 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in World Religions | WRE 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | WRE 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. Systematic Theology
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Advanced Introduction to Christian Theology | STT 700 | 4 |
| The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit | STT 701 | 4 |
| The Doctrine of Humanity | STT 702 | 4 |
| The Doctrine of Providence | STT 703 | 4 |
| Christology and Incarnation | STT 704 | 4 |
| Theology of Atonement | STT 705 | 4 |
| Christian Eschatology | STT 706 | 4 |
| The Doctrine of the Church | STT 707 | 4 |
| Contemporary Theology | STT 708 | 4 |
| African Christian Theology | STT 709 | 4 |
| Missiology in African Perspective | STT 710 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Systematic Theology | STT 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Systematic Theology | STT 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | STT 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. Missiology
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| History of Christian Missions | MSS 701 | 4 |
| Current Issues in Missiology | MSS 702 | 4 |
| Christian Leadership in the Non-Western World | MSS 703 | 4 |
| Theology of Christian Missions | MSS 704 | 4 |
| Church Planting Strategy | MSS 705 | 4 |
| Cultural Anthropology and Missions | MSS 706 | 4 |
| Anthropology for Cross Cultural Evangelism | MSS 707 | 2 |
| Missionary Finance & Management | MSS 708 | 2 |
| Principles and Practice of Church Growth | MSS 709 | 6 |
| Nigerian Baptist Convention Missions | MSS 710 | 2 |
| Ministering to Missionary Families and Single Adults | MSS 711 | 2 |
| Mission in West Africa | MSS 712 | 1 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Missiology | MSS 797 | 1 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Missiology | MSS 798 | |
| Thesis | MSS 799 | |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 |
M.Th. Intercultural Studies
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Gender and Leadership in Cross- Cultural Perspectives | ICS 701 | 4 |
| Spiritual and Professional formation | ICS 702 | 4 |
| Culture and Transformation | ICS 703 | 4 |
| Evangelism and Church Planting | ICS 704 | 4 |
| Cultural Anthropology | ICS 705 | 4 |
| Culture, Human Sexuality and Mission | ICS 706 | 4 |
| Spiritual Warfare | ICS 707 | 4 |
| Issues and Trend in Missions | ICS 708 | 4 |
| Holy Spirit and Mission | ICS 709 | 4 |
| Intercultural Communication | ICS 710 | 4 |
| History, Theories and Theology of Urban Mission | ICS 711 | 4 |
| Church, Culture and Technology | ICS 712 | 4 |
| Urban issues and the Church | ICS 714 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Intercultural Studies | ICS 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Intercultural Studies | ICS 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | ICS 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
Electives
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| New Testament Mission | ICS 731 | 4 |
| Discipleship | ICS 732 | 4 |
| Religion life in global setting | ICS 733 | 4 |
| Folk Religion | ICS 734 | 4 |
| Theological foundation of mission | MSS 713 | 4 |
M.Th. Christian Preaching
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Preaching Fundamentals | CPR 700 | 4 |
| Basic Clinical Preaching | CPR 701 | 4 |
| Pastoral Preaching | CPR 702 | 4 |
| Expository Preaching | CPR 703 | 4 |
| Preaching from the Old Testament | CPR 704 | 4 |
| Preaching from the New Testament | CPR 705 | 4 |
| Preaching in the African Context | CPR 706 | 4 |
| Evangelistic Preaching | CPR 707 | 4 |
| Revival Preaching | CPR 708 | 4 |
| Doctrinal Preaching | CPR 709 | 4 |
| Preaching in the Mass Media | CPR 710 | 4 |
| Colloquium on Preaching | CPR 711 | 4 |
| Preaching Reading Seminar | CPR 712 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Christian Preaching | CPR 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Christian Preaching | CPR 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | CPR 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. Christian Ethics
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Morality & the Pluralistic Society | CET 701 | 4 |
| Biblical Ethics | CET 702 | 4 |
| Theological Ethics | CET 703 | 4 |
| History of Christian Ethics | CET 704 | 4 |
| Christian Social Ethics | CET 705 | 4 |
| Religious Ethics and Business | CET 706 | 4 |
| Methodology in Christian Ethics | CET 707 | 4 |
| Morality and Law | CET 708 | 4 |
| Contemporary Approaches to Christian Ethics | CET 709 | 4 |
| Ministerial Ethics | CET 710 | 4 |
| Morality and Human Rights | CET 711 | 4 |
| Bio-Ethics | CET 712 | 4 |
| Comparative Ethics | CET 713 | 4 |
| Ethics Reading Seminar | CET 714 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Christian Ethics | CET 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Christian Ethics | CET 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | CET 799 | 6 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 1 |
M.Th. Christian Philosophy
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE CODE | CREDIT HOURS |
| African Philosophy | CPH 701 | 4 |
| God and Evil | CPH 702 | 4 |
| Language and Symbolism | CPH 703 | 4 |
| The Idea of Soul | CPH 704 | 4 |
| Contemporary Philosophy | CPH 705 | 4 |
| Existentialism | CPH 706 | 4 |
| Metaphysics | CPH 707 | 4 |
| Philosophical Anthropology | CPH 708 | 4 |
| Intra- Faculty Colloquium in Christian Philosophy | CPH 797 | 2 |
| Inter- Faculty Colloquium in Christian Philosophy | CPH 798 | 2 |
| Thesis | CPH 799 | 2 |
| Educational Tour | GES 798 | 6 |